Exploring Music Listening's Influence on Self-Compassion Through an Adapted Scale
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Self-compassion is a strong predictor of mental health. However, research on music listening- an activity known to influence our emotions- and its contribution to self-compassion is scarce. To address this gap, we surveyed 296 Australian university students (Mage = 19.32), asking about their self-compassionate and uncompassionate encounters. Participants indicated whether, during COVID-19, they had self-compassionate and uncompassionate music listening experiences (yes/no). Participants also completed the Self-Compassion Short-Form Scale (SCS-SF; Raes et al., 2011; α = 0.826) and an amended version of the SCS-SF designed to specifically explore music listening’s influence on self-compassion (SCS-SF_M; α = 0.725). Overall, 82% of participants reported self-compassionate music listening experiences, and 30% had uncompassionate ones. For self-compassionate experiences, significant differences were found only in the SCS-SF_M scores, indicating that participants who reported self-compassionate music listening scored higher on the SCS-SF_M, highlighting music’s contribution to self-compassion. Conversely, participants who reported uncompassionate experiences had lower self-compassion scores on both scales. These results highlight the utility of the SCS-SF_M to capture self-compassionate responses to music, with implications for future work examining music listening for emotional well-being.
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